Valve-operating handle



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W. SHERWOOD' VALVE OPERATING HANDLE Filed March 11, 1925 INVENTOR.

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Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

UNITED, STATES 1,548,759 rarer FFME.

WILLIAM SHERWOOD, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO SHERWOOD BRASSWORKS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

VALVE-OPERATING HANDLE.

Application filed March 11, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM SHERWOOD,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne,State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inValve-Operating Handles, and declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled'inthe art to which it pertains to make and use thesame, refer ence beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an operating handle for flushing valves, shownin the accompanying drawings and more particularly described in thefollowing specification and claims.

The object of this invention is to provide a valve operating handle,simple in construction, sanitary in appearance, composed ofnon-corrosive material especially designed for use where corrosiveelements may be present-as for example in bath rooms or toilets wherethe splashing from bowls and tubs'may contain matter which will attackor discolor the nickel plated trimmings usually employed.

A further object of this invention is to provide an annular lockingelement formed of porcelainloosely sleeved upon the later allyprojecting neck of the handlefitted with a concealed screw threaded ringembedded in the porcelain adapted to engagea bushing which serves as abearing for the rock shaft of the operating handle-the annular lockingelement securing the bushing against release when adjusted intoengagement with the wall of the flushing tank, in which the bushing ismounted.

A further object of the invention is to provide the operating handlewith a neck or off-set portion extending well within the central openingor socket of the non-corrosive portion of said annular locking P elementthat the parts may present a connected and finished appearance,regardless of any lateral play of the handle which might otherwise,serve to separate the neck end of the handle from the annular lockingelement.

A further object of the invention is the means of securing thescrew-threaded ring in the wall of the porcelain locking element.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription Serial No. 14,630.

proceeds the invention further resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes may be made inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the same. 7

In the drawings accompanying this specification:

Figure 1 is a. fragmentary plan view, showing the wallof a.flushing'tank in section, a fragment of a flushing lever mechanism, ahandle for manually operating the latter and the annular locking elementsleeved upon the neck of the handle.

Figure 2 is a-front elevation of the opera ting handle and annularlocking element supported in a fragment of the wall of a flushing tank.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view through the device showing afragment of a wall of a flushing tank in which the bushing forming thebearing for the operating lever is supported, also the annular lockingring for fixedly securing the bushing in the wall of the flushing tank.

Figure 4c is a fragmentary view of a portion of the flushing levermechanism' as viewed from the inside of a tanka portion of the wall ofthe latter being shown.

Figure 5 .is an elevation of the annular locking element viewed from theface located adjacent the wall of the flushing tank-disclosing theflattened walls of the screw-threaded ring embedded in the porceplacedupon the drawings:

A denotes the wall of a flushing tank or other support adapted toreceive a screwthreaded bushing B, provided at one end with a screwthreaded flange B, overlapping the outer face of the tank wall.

C indicates a bracket screwed upon the bushing and bearing against theinner face of the wall of the tank.

D designates a tilting lever of usual construction pivoted at D, to thebracket, adapted to be actuated by a forked arm E secured to the rockshaft F,journalled in the bushing B,by a cotter pin E, as shown. I

G represents an operating lever or handle having a laterally projectingneck Gr provided with a socket to receive the outer end of thenrockshaft F secured therein by a suitable cement filling H lodged in thesocket.

I denotes an annular element preferably formed of porcelain in which isembedded a screw-threaded ring J engaging the screwthreaded flange B ofthe bushing and serving as a locking means to rigidly secure the bushingin the wall of the flushing tank, when properly adjusted. Y I

The annular element I is relatively thick to'provide a bore or socketsuflic'iently deep to receive the projecting'neck G of-the operatinghandle in order that any lateral movement of therock shaft F will notoperate to separate the end of the handle from the socket of the annularlocking element into which it extends, thereby insuring the parts at alltimes a neat and finished appearance. 1

' The bushing B at its outer end is provided with a square or octagonalportion B to receive the jaw of a wrench, whereby the bushing may bereadily screwed into or released from the bracket C. C denotes a gasketlocated betweenv the wall of the tank and the bracket and I is a similargasket located between the annular locking element I and the outer wallof thetank. If desired however these gaskets may be dispensed with. i I

In order to rigidly secure the screwthreaded ring J, in the wall of theannular element I in which it is embedded its outer Wall is flattenedasindicated at J in Figure 5 to insure against rotation in the wall inwhich itis preferably further secured by suitable cement.

. Having now indicated the several parts,

and the lever supporting bracket B engaged therewith-the flange B of thebushing being adjusted to bear against the outer wall of the tank. Theannular locking element I is then screwed on the flange of the bushingand against the tank wall, thereby locking the bushing securely to theWall of the tank. The rock shaft carried by the operating handle G isthen inserted in the bushing and the forked arm E controlling the leverfor operating the valve mechanism is then secured to its inwardlyprojecting end by the cotter pin E the rocking lever I) being mountedupon the bracket C as indicated.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A valve operating device consisting of a bushing-adapted to projectthrough a supporting walleprovided with an integral said wall thebushing may be locked to the latter; a rock shaft journalled in thebushing provided at its outer end with 'a liandle havinga laterallyprojecting neck extending into-the socket of said annular lockingelement, whereby lateral movement of the rock shaft. will not operate toseparate the laterally projecting end of the handle from the socket ofthe annular lockingelement, and means secured to the inner end of saidrock shaft adapted to'operate a valve controlling mechanism. v j

2. In a device of the character described; a bushing provided withanintegral screw threaded: flange overlapping the outer face of asupporting wall, and asquared end adapted to receive a wrench; meansscrewed upon the opposite end of said bushing adapted to impinge againstthe inner face of the supporting wall; an annular locking element havinga relatively deep central socket fitted with .a screw-threaded ringembedded therein adapted to be screwed upon the flange of the bushing,whereby it may impinge upon the supporting wall; a rock shaft journalledin said bushing provided atone end with an operating handle having alaterally projecting neck extending into the socket of the lockingelement and means secured to the opposite end ofsaid rock shaft foractuating a valve controlling mechanism. a

3. In a device of the character described; a bushing having a projectingscrewthreaded flange adapted to overlap a supporting wall in which thebushing is mounted; a bracket screwed upon the opposite end of saidbushing adapted to bear against said supporting Wall; a tiltingleverpivoted to the bracket for controlling the operation of a valve; anannular element having a relatively deep central socket, fitted with aring screwed upon the flange of said bushing to bear against theopposite face of the supporting wall, whereby the bushing is securedagainst accidental release; a rock shaft journalled in said bushing; ahandle secured to said rock shaft provided with a laterally extendingneck projecting into the socket of the annular element, and meanssecured to the opposite end of said rock shaft adapted toactuate thelever for operating a valve mechanism.

.4. In a device of the character described; a bushing provided with ascrew-threaded flange; an annular collar formed of noncorrosive materialand provided-with a rel- 1 having a laterally extending neck projectinginto the'socket of said annular locking member, and means secured to therock shaft adapted to actuate a Valve operating mechanism.

In testimony whereof I sign this speci- 15 fication in the presence oftwo witnesses. WILLIAM SHERWOOD. Witnesses:

S. E. THOMAS, H. V. COHEN.

